A Million Reasons (Clony)

Chapter 20

Tony went home the next day at my request. Two reasons for that request: I feel he should be spending time with his family during Christmas, and I need to get him Christmas presents.

"Mom!" I yelled from my room hoping to get a reply. When I didn't, I groaned and got up from the bed. "Mom can you take me to the mall?"

"Sure what for?"

"I, uh, want to get Tony a Christmas present." My cheeks flushed.

"Oooo!" She sounded excited. "What are you going to get him?"

"I have no idea."

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Most of the time at the mall I was worried about seeing him there and it ruining the surprise, but of course I didn't see him there. My mom went off to shop herself as I looked around.

I had found nothing. Absolutely nothing for him. Until I entered a small store that was hidden in the corner of the mall. I simply looked around and my eyes caught a jacket. Not just any jacket. A leather jacket. I just absolutely had to get it. He had even recently been wanting another one, it was the perfect gift!

I looked at the price.

Holy shit. I can't afford that. I slouched, disappointed I couldn't buy him the jacket.

"Excuse me sir, do you need help finding anything?" The cashier girl came up to me. She seemed to be the only other person here.

"Oh, no, I was looking at this for my boyfriend, but I can't afford it." I sighed and started to walk out.

"Oh well how much can you afford?" She asked me, getting my attention.

"$200." I wasn't lying, that's all I had in my wallet.

"Well, tomorrow we are having a Christmas sale. Most items go half off. This one included. I can sell it to you today for that price." I looked at the tag, it was $400. That means it would be $200 half off!

"Thank you!" I my eyes blurred with tears of joy.

I walked out of the store feeling so accomplished, a huge smile plastered on my face.

"Did you find something?" My mom walked up to me.

"Yea." I showed her the leather jacket and she grinned.

We were walking out when I glanced in a store and saw a adorable plush Yoda that Tony could hang in his car. I stopped in my tracks and ran into the store, grabbed the Yoda plush and bought it with my moms money saying I'll pay her back. Good thing I did, it was the last one in the store.

I grinned waking out of the mall. I couldn't wait to get home and get them ready for this weekend.

~*~*~

I called Tony that night.

"Hey Tony, do you want to pick me up tomorrow and I can spend half of Christmas with you and your family?"

"Sure mi amor. I'll pick you up and we can eat lunch at my house?"

"Yea. Happy Christmas Eve by the way."

"Happy Christmas Eve to you too Clay. I can't wait to see you tomorrow."

"Same here. I'll see you tomorrow, I'm going to go to bed."

"Okay. Goodnight sweetie." He said.

"Goodnight." I smiled into my phone even if he couldn't see me. I grabbed and extra pillow to cuddle with. Damn. I've gotten so used to sleeping with him.